Global Awareness Lesson Plans

Using an online internet simulation, students will role-play various members of a family living in rural Haiti. The objective is to increase global awareness by requiring them to consider poverty as an obstacle to education in Haiti. Learners will discuss advocacy methods to confront poverty in the nation. Decision making skills and collaboration are key to the outcomes. There are also extensions ideas included. Note: Students will need access to the internet.

Young scholars discuss a meeting between Bush and Putin. In this global awareness lesson, students examine how two leaders approach major governmental issues regarding how their countries are run.

Young scholars will read an article about the ban on arms sales to China and discuss political concerns about this issue. Students then research another embargo on trade and the impact having it lifted would produce, using a graphic organizer for this purpose.

Young scholars examine the stereotypes used to classify the Middle East. After taking a regional literacy survey, they discover their own global awareness. They discuss how stereotypes are formed and how they persist over time if not stopped.

Learners describe the purposes of national parks as a part of our American heritage. They identify and describe important national park sites in a specific state. They write a journal entry or paragraph about why national parks are important.

Students explore the monitoring efforts in Monterey Bay and Gulf of the Farallones national marine sanctuaries. They develop an ecosystem monitoring plan that explains the rationale for ecosystem monitoring, the methods for monitoring based on research, the people involved in the project, the steps of the monitoring plan, and the benefit of the monitoring project to the area.

Learners research an aspect of the Blackfeet tribe in Glacier National Park. They work together to create a presentation that is representative of their culture. They share their presentation with the class.

Learners build their own nation in groups where they create a name, flag, declaration of independence, form of government, mathematical layout, and more. In this nation lesson plan, students also provide a scale drawing of their nation using metric units.

Students investigate U.S. history by creating an informative presentation. In this National Government lesson, students identify the history behind our government and discuss the differences between the three branches. Students write a mock letter as though they are a President or Judge and create a PowerPoint presentation regarding their roles and obligations.

Students write a virtual postcard. In this logo lesson students are introduced to the concept of postcard writing. Students research the national sites and states highlighted on quarters for that year. Students take a virtual trip to the national sites and states and write a virtual postcard or create a virtual scrapbook of their trip.